946 Issuing An Order (1/2)

Luo Qikang was not steady and poised in all aspects, but in terms of kung fu, he had never pursued quick results.

He knew that he was about to win and that the Dragon King would be seriously injured. Even if the Dragon King managed to survive, his internal energy would still be crippled for good. He preferred the latter result: would those troops still stay loyal to a Dragon King who could no longer use his saber to kill people?

The Dragon King's defense broke down earlier than Luo Qikang had anticipated. Without hesitation, the latter launched the last attack. The battleground was a meridian network, so there couldn't be any traps.

But as a disciple of a famous sect of the Central Plains, what he cultivated was orthodox internal energy. Thus, he always reserved thirty percent of his internal energy as a contingency plan.

'Seventy percent of my internal energy will be more than enough,' he thought.

The Dragon King was thrown away. All the spectators let out an exclamation of amazement in unison. Though they were all Central Plainsmen, they had heard a lot of rumors about the Dragon King in the Jade City, so they had thought that he was the more powerful one. 'It's a shame that he's still no match for this member of the Luo family.”

Tu Pianpian shook her head and let out a sigh. She had always wanted to see the Dragon King fall down. Today, her wish had been fulfilled, but the cost was her younger brother Dog Butcher losing a powerful protector for good. She then made up her mind to take Dog Butcher back to the Kongtong Mountain irrespective of his own will.

”Ah!” Old Man Mu let out a yell louder than that of anybody else. His reflexes were also the quickest. ”Gotcha!”

The Dragon King landed after flying over twenty steps away, shaking and unsteady on his feet. His face was horrifyingly red, as if blood was going to ooze out of it. People had to look carefully to distinguish it from the blood flowing out of the corner of his lips. He didn't fall but was still breathing quickly as the color of his face gradually returned to normal with the heaving of his chest.

Luo Qikang stood still. The hue of his slightly dark face went a little darker, as if he was somewhat disappointed.

Tu Pianpian gave two coughs, planning to end this kung fu competition with the conventional formalities. ”The Dragon King has lost to-”

Old Man Mu jumped several feet into the air. ”Wait a moment. Who said that the Dragon King 'lost'? Clearly, the 'Black Camel' is the loser. Ha-ha. What's his title again? 'The Best Swordsman of the Luo Family?' 'The Swordsman of Divine Anticipation?' It seems that you failed to anticipate your opponent's move this time, didn't you? What are you waiting for? Nod and admit defeat.”

Even Dog Butcher was surprised by Old Man Mu's nonsense. Indignant, the Central Plainsmen standing on the opposite side started yelling. Raising her crutch high, Tu Pianpian signaled the spectators to quiet down and then coldly said, ”It's not your place to decide who the winner is. This is not a scrap between hooligans. Dragon King, Swordmaster Luo, please clearly tell us who the winner is?”

Believing that Luo Qikang had defeated the Dragon King, Tu Pianpian even addressed him differently. Previously, she had called him by his full name, but now, she used ”Swordmaster Luo” as the form of address.

But the two participants didn't answer her immediately, as if even they themselves didn't know the result, which confused Tu Pianpian and the others. The result was so obvious, but Luo Qikang wasn't claiming his victory. It was really weird.

After his face returned to normal, the Dragon King took a step forward. He was no longer shaking.

”I lost,” Luo Qikang said. His voice was calm, but those who heard him knew how hard it was for him to utter these two words.

In all of the Central Plainsmen's memories, this was the first time that Luo Qikang had ever been defeated.

Everybody was silent. With an expectant look in his eyes, Old Man Mu was restlessly moving his lips, as if were secretly counting something. ”Stop acting tough. It's time.”

As if he were waiting for this remark, Luo Qikang spat out a mouthful of blood which landed seven steps before the Dragon King's feet.

Now the result was indisputable.

Old Man Mu jumped up again. Starting with Luo Qikang, he then pointed at those people one by one. ”Kneel. Now you know who's the real king in Jade City.”

Tu Pianpian knelt down to the ground with the crutch in her hand and with that, all the disciples of the Kongtong Sect followed her lead.

King An was still in horror. Realizing that he wasn't kneel with the others, he hurriedly prostrated to the ground. Though he did it later than others, his posture was even humbler than theirs.

More Central Plainsmen knelt down. Eventually there were only a dozen people standing, watching Luo Qikang.

Luo Qikang was at a loss for what to do. At that time, he had really believed that the Dragon King would show signs of defeat before him, but that forward step that the opponent took completely disillusioned him. He was actually defeated, and he didn't even know how. His Qi had already broken into the opponent's Dantian, but instead of destroying it, his Qi had activated a more powerful opposing internal energy in the Dragon King's body.

At the moment when the Dragon King was thrown away, he had simultaneously thrown a palm strike and hurled this surge of powerful Qi at Luo Qikang, snatching victory from defeat.

Luo Qikang racked his brains but still couldn't understand what had happened. Watching the blood several steps away on the ground, he slowly knelt down and said, ”King An's subject is honored to kneel before the Dragon King.”

Even in this circumstance, he still refused to kneel before the Dragon King under the identity of a Central Plainsman and a member of the Luo Village.

All the Central Plainsmen knelt down. Delighted, Old Man Mu crossed his hands behind him and threw his chest out with his head up, as if he was the one who had won this victory. Dog Butcher was a little embarrassed. As a fellow Central Plainsman as well as the Dragon King's subordinate, he felt that neither kneeling nor standing seemed like right thing to do. Eventually, he decided to do the same thing that Old Man Mu was doing, but he stood sideways.

Gu Shenwei calmly accepted these people's respect. After taking his saber from Old Man Mu, he said, ”I hereby establish this rule. In the territory of Jade City, from the desert in the south to the Heavenly Mountain in the north, with Heaven's Pass as the west boundary and Thousand Horsemen Pass as the east, all those under my command must kill no more.”